Dessert Names, Meanings, and their History

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Chaashni (chahsh-nee)

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chaashni name meaning

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Chashni (Chah-shnee)

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sweet gender-neutral sugary baby indian dessert hindi

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Grana (GRAH-nah)

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spanish feminine italian portuguese portuguese-italian spanish-italian bakery

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Halawat (ha-la-wat)

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dessert tasty turkish-arabic unisex food baby sweet

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Halim (ha-LEEM)

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patient boy male arabic-egyptian egyptian-arabic egyptian dessert

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Hulwah (hul-wah)

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arabic muslim feminine baby female sweet dessert

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Mishthi (mɪʃθi)

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feminine dessert female bengali-indian bengali indian hindu

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Misthi (MIS-thee)

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misthi name meaning

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Modak (moh-dak)

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indian hindu masculine marathi sweet boy male

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Semla (SEM-lah)

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celebration swedish sweet dessert pastry baby food

semla name meaning

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Vanila (vuh-NIL-uh)

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flavor dessert sweet unisex baby

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Wafer (WAY-fər)

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Maisoon (muh-SOON)

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Bhavukta (bhah-vuhk-ta)

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Durgeshwari (dur-geh-shwah-ree)

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Chaudhury (chow-dhoo-ree)

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Indra (In-druh)

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Gyanachelvi (gya-na-CHel-vee)

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Lalitha (luh-LEE-thuh)

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Tarangini (tah-RAHN-gee-nee)

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Yuvanav (YOO-vah-nav)

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Bharathi (ba-ruh-thee)

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Akiva (ah-KEE-vah)

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Isaam (ee-sahm)